Gamma 2
Appearance
Gamma 2 | ||||
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Released | August 1980 | |||
Studio | The Automatt, San Francisco | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 36:50 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Gary Lyons, Ronnie Montrose | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[2] |
Gamma 2 is Gamma's second album, released in 1980. On this album Ronnie Montrose keeps his streak of not having the same personnel on two albums in a row, changing the line-up once again. Davey Pattison (vocals), Montrose (guitar), and Jim Alcivar (synthesizer) remain from Gamma 1. Glenn Letsch replaces Alan Fitzgerald on bass and old Montrose bandmate Denny Carmassi replaces Skip Gillette on drums.
Track listing
[edit]- Side one
- "Mean Streak" (Ronnie Montrose, Davey Pattison, Jim Alcivar) – 4:50
- "Four Horsemen" (Montrose, Pattison) – 4:48
- "Dirty City" (Montrose, Pattison) – 4:04
- "Voyager" (Montrose, Pattison) – 5:23
- Side two
- "Something in the Air" (John "Speedy" Keen) – 3:17
- "Cat on a Leash" (Montrose, Jerry Stahl) – 4:03
- "Skin and Bone" (Montrose, Stahl) – 4:48
- "Mayday" (Montrose, Alcivar) – 5:37
Personnel
[edit]All credits adapted from the original release.[3]
- Gamma
- Davey Pattison – lead vocals
- Ronnie Montrose – guitar, producer
- Jim Alcivar – keyboards
- Glenn Letsch – bass guitar
- Denny Carmassi – drums
- Additional musicians
- Genya Ravan – additional vocals on "Dirty City"
- Production
- Gary Lyons – producer, engineer, mixing at Mediasound Studios, New York City
- Ken Kessie, Peter Thea, Wayne Lewis – assistant engineers
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
References
[edit]- ^ Viglione, Joe. "Gamma - Gamma 2 review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ^ Gamma 2 (LP Sleeve). Gamma. New York City: Elektra Records. 1980. 6E-288.
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